insisting the policy would stay, despite the widespread criticism. and tonight, another shift by the government, forced by events to make it, they are bringing forward their plan for dealing with debt to later this month, to try to reassure the markets. we will have the latest from birmingham on what the chancellor admitted had been a tough day. also tonight. raising the flag. ukrainian forces retake a village in one of the region is annexed by russia last week. a warning that the uk is facing a serious risk of gas shortages this winter, which could affect electricity supplies, too. cheering. and a warm welcome in fife, as the king and queen consort attend their firstjoint engagement since the end of formal mourning. and leicester strike early as they look to move off the bottom of the table with victory against nottingham forest at the king power. good evening. at the conservative conference in birmingham, party members have of modern times. abrupt policy u turns the chancel
we start this hour with some breaking news and a police spokesperson in indonesia says that at least 127 people have been killed after a riot at a football match in east java. this story is developing as we speak, but an official said most of the deaths happened when the crowd stampeded. our reporter, shelley phelps, hasjoined me with the latest details. what more can you tell us? this incident occurred what more can you tell us? this incident occurred after - what more can you tell us? ti 3 incident occurred after a football match. it was between two teams. the fighting is reported to have started when thousands of people rushed onto the pitch. the home team lost 2-3. the pitch. the home team lost 2 3. there is dramatic footage on social media where you can see people rushing onto the pitch. police have said 127 people have been killed and one health official have said people died of chaos, overcrowding, trampling and suffocated. large numbers of people reported to be in
said the authorities will re evaluate safety at football matches and consider not allowing spectators. this is after the stampede we think has killed 129 people. and the chief security minister is saying the football stadium was beyond capacity. our news reporter, shelley phelps, hasjoined me with the latest details. this happened on saturday night between arema and persebaya and when the home team lost, that is when trouble began because fans rushed onto the pitch. police said they began firing tear gas because they said it was a dangerous situation and they needed to control things. after the release of tear gas people began scrambling, trying to leave the stadium. the death toll now is a 129 people, many reported to have died because of trampling and suffocation. around 180 people have been hospitalised and is expected the fatalities will continue to rise. , , ., ., rise. lets bring in jonathan head. rise. lets bring in jonathan head- just rise. lets bring in jonathan he
nearly 130 people have been killed in violence after a football game on the island of java in indonesia. police say there was a stampede after about three thousand fans invaded the pitch and officers used tear gas to try to disperse them. around 180 people are being treated for their injuries in hospital and it s feared the number of deaths could rise. the indonesian president has ordered the football association to stop matches until an investigation is held. our reporter shelley phelps has more. the bbc s south east asia editorjonathan head told me more about what happened. from what i ve seen on video, it would appear that this i think we ll have to see what the investigation says but this really stems from the use of tear gas by the police. this was a very hard fought match between two teams, two cities close to each other with a long history of rivalry. indonesian football has very passionate following, sometimes turning violent, and at the end of the match, which ar
scuppered the first. these are live pictures from cape canaveral ahead of take off. we ll take you back to these pictures and our correspondent when it s time for countdown. serena williams is defeated in the third round of the us open in new york, in what is likely to be her last competative match. good afternoon. the funeral is taking place of mikhail gorbachev the last president of the soviet union, who helped bring the cold war to a peaceful end. he died on tuesday at the age of 91. russian president vladimir putin is not attending due to what he described as constraints on his schedule. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. it was the final farewell to the man who changed the world. in the columned hall of moscow s house of unions, mikhail gorbachev lay in state, a steady stream of mourners filing past his open casket. there was a guard of honour, but the last leader of the soviet union had not been honoured with a full state funeral. a sign that today s kreml